Af/Pak & Other News (7/11/2021)

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Adam Kinzinger Calls Withdrawal From Afghanistan a 'Crushing Defeat': 'We May Have to Go Back'

https://www.newsweek.com/adam-kinzinger-calls-withdrawal-afghanistan-crushing-defeat-we-may-have-go-back-1608624



Afghan forces repel Taliban assault on provincial capital, governor says

https://www.reuters.com/world/india/india-pulls-officials-afghanistans-kandahar-taliban-widens-control-2021-07-11/



Al-Qaida, Islamic State Set to Reconstitute in Afghanistan, Beyond

https://www.voanews.com/us-afghanistan-troop-withdrawal/al-qaida-islamic-state-set-reconstitute-afghanistan-beyond



Afghanistan installs anti-missile system at Kabul airport

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/afghanistan-installs-anti-missile-system-at-kabul-airport/ar-AAM14qU



Indian diplomats, security personnel evacuated as fighting escalates in Kandahar

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/india-evacuates-diplomats-security-personnel-from-kandahar-as-fighting-escalates-101625967156486.html



Afghan Taliban says it sees China as a 'friend', promises not to host Uyghur militants from Xinjiang

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/afghan-taliban-says-it-sees-china-as-a-friend-promises-not-to-host-uyghur-militants-from-xinjiang-report/articleshow/84295588.cms



Turkmenistan Sending Heavy Weaponry, Aircraft To Afghan Border Amid Deteriorating Security

https://gandhara.rferl.org/a/turkmenistan-border-afghanistan-weaponry/31353006.html









Indian Army Pushes Govt On ‘Urgent’ Acquisition Of Russian Ka-226 Helicopters

https://eurasiantimes.com/indian-army-pushes-govt-on-urgent-acquisition-of-russian-ka-226-helicopters/









Amid mysterious explosions, Iranian ex-MP claims Mossad behind all attacks

https://www.timesofisrael.com/amid-mysterious-explosions-iranian-ex-mp-claims-mossad-behind-all-attacks/



Reports say railway infrastructure and government offices in Iran hit by cyberattack

https://www.israeldefense.co.il/en/node/50818



Mike Pompeo Says U.S. Can't 'Shower Ayatollah With Money' to Secure Deal With Iran

https://www.newsweek.com/mike-pompeo-says-us-cant-shower-ayatollah-money-secure-deal-iran-1608633









Protests are growing in Iraq amid extreme heat and power shortages

https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/protests-are-growing-in-iraq-amid-extreme-heat-and-power-shortages-673459



‘They will never let go’: Isis fighters regroup in the heart of Iraq

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/11/isis-fighters-regroup-in-the-heart-of-iraq









US alarmed as Saudi lawsuits threaten to expose secrets

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210711-us-alarmed-as-saudi-lawsuits-threaten-to-expose-secrets



Prior to his murder, Jamal Khashoggi offered to help 9/11 victims suing Saudi Arabia

https://news.yahoo.com/prior-to-his-murder-jamal-khashoggi-offered-to-help-911-victims-suing-saudi-arabia-090018080.html



Iran-backed Houthis confirm death of 20 leaders in battle in Yemen’s al-Bayda

https://english.alarabiya.net/News/gulf/2021/07/11/Iran-backed-Houthis-confirm-death-of-20-leaders-in-battle-in-Yemen-s-al-Bayda




Turkey to begin mass production of HİSAR O+ defense system

https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkey-to-begin-mass-production-of-hisar-o-defense-system-166215



Turkey’s Roketsan Developing Anti-radiation Missile to Replace AGM-88 HARM

https://www.defenseworld.net/news/29994/Turkey___s_Roketsan_Developing_Anti_radiation_Missile_to_Replace_AGM_88_HARM#.YOt9P0xlBPY









An activist shines light on Syria's decade of civil war

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/syria-civil-war-60-minutes-2021-07-11/



US troops in Syria come under 'indirect fire attack'

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/562466-us-troops-in-syria-come-under-indirect-fire-attack









Israel: Invisibility Cloak

https://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htecm/articles/20210711.aspx



Is Israel preparing for the inevitable civil war in the West Bank?

https://thehill.com/opinion/international/561845-is-israel-preparing-for-the-inevitable-civil-war-in-the-west-bank









How Local Guerrilla Fighters Routed Ethiopia’s Powerful Army

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/11/world/africa/tigray-guerrilla-fighers-ethiopia-army.html









Poland Not Buying Subs fom Sweden

http://gentleseas.blogspot.com/2021/07/poland-not-buying-subs-fom-sweden.html




Royal Air Force to retire all Hawk T1 trainers by March 2022

https://defbrief.com/2021/07/11/royal-air-force-to-retire-all-hawk-t1-trainers-by-march-2022/









Aliansa Douglas DC-3 HK-2820 crashes in Colombia

https://worldairlinenews.com/2021/07/10/aliansa-douglas-dc-3-hk-2820-crashes-in-colombia/




Cubans take to the streets for the biggest anti-government protests in decades

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/07/11/cuba-protests/




Gangs complicate Haiti effort to recover from assassination

https://apnews.com/article/health-caribbean-coronavirus-pandemic-united-nations-haiti-f1ebc8a7adb5d295c69ad89fce484b99









China must plan for growing risks in Afghanistan and Africa: observers

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3140538/china-must-plan-growing-risks-afghanistan-and-africa-observers



Chinese space technology capable of jamming satellites is ‘on the march’, top Pentagon official says

https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3140634/chinese-space-technology-capable-jamming-satellites





Taiwan: Institute developing UUV as test bed for submarines

https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2021/07/12/2003760717





VIDEO: What North Korea's weapons are capable of and the meaning behind the country's military parades

https://news.yahoo.com/video-north-koreas-weapons-capable-160000754.html









Canada Commissions First New Warship in 25 Years

https://www.defensemedianetwork.com/stories/canada-commissions-first-new-warship-in-25-years/










UFO Witnesses Aren’t Buying Into Government Report

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/mississippi/articles/2021-07-11/ufo-witnesses-arent-buying-into-government-report



New Navy Witness Says He Saw a ‘Tic Tac’ Operating Underwater

https://medium.com/on-the-trail-of-the-saucers/new-navy-witness-says-he-saw-a-tic-tac-operating-underwater-92344d29ac1



JEDI may be gone, but DOD's cloud program is not out of the woods

https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/562071-jedi-may-be-gone-but-dods-cloud-program-is-not-out-of-the-woods



The Next JEDI: The Joint Warfighter Cloud Capability

https://www.forbes.com/sites/vikrammittal/2021/07/10/the-next-jedi-the-joint-warfighter-cloud-capability/



Mark Your Calendars: LA Fleet Week at the LA Waterfront Returns Labor Day Weekend

https://usveteransmagazine.com/2019/07/la-fleet-week-abor-day-weekend/



SpaceX droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas undergoes initial sea-trials

https://spaceexplored.com/2021/07/09/spacex-droneship-a-shortfall-of-gravitas-undergoes-initial-sea-trials-drone-video/



Virgin Galactic's Richard Branson Wins Billionaire Space Race

https://gizmodo.com/richard-branson-finally-gets-his-trip-to-space-after-su-1847269716



The inside story behind the Pentagon’s ill-fated quest for a real-life ‘Iron Man’ suit

https://taskandpurpose.com/military-tech/pentagon-powered-armor-iron-man-suit/